Please note specific times for each activity: Volunteers should arrive by 12:30 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Margaret Bamberger Research & Education Center parking lot. Students will receive a lesson on watersheds before volunteers guide them from the Center to the Madrone Lake patio, where they will see the rain machine demonstration. The students will... Read More →
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Join everyone at Trinity at 1pm for our monthly meeting. More information via email. |
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Highland Lakes Birding and Wildflower Society welcomes our very own members for an in-depth talk on how to become an avid bird watcher, nature preserver, and conscientious citizen of your own backyard. Robyn Richter will report on rainfall collection with CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rainfall, Snow, and Hail Network) and fill us in on Project Feederwatch.... Read More → |
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Join in the clearing and stringtrimming of selected fishing spots along the Blanco River. Help load brush in a trailer for dumping. Remove spare fishing lines and tackle from banks, along with tree branches, to improve access to the river. Log time under Blanco SP Natural Resource Management. Contact Butch |
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Bamberger Ranch Land Stewardship Workshop. See many projects that demonstrate principles of land stewardship. Topics include, but are not limited to, cedar management, spring development and water management, grasses, trees, wildlife management, endangered plants and animals, and wildlife tax valuation. Registration required. For more details, including cost: https://www.bambergerranch.org/workshops-events.
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Fishing 101. Assist park campers and day-trippers with fishing basics. Log time under Blanco SP Training & Educating Others (Direct). Contact Butch |
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*Sunday, Sept. 13, 11 a.m.-noon. Girl Scouts Loves State Parks Day. Volunteers needed to help with Harvester Ants and Leave No Trace programs. Meet at Central Park by 10:45. Log Time under Inks Lake SP Training and Educating Others (Direct). Contact Steph Beardsley |
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Learn about creating a native seed library. At the Blanco Library, 1118 Main St. in Blanco, Craig Bruska, a member of the Native Plant Society of Texas, will talk about how seed libraries work, best practices for seed harvesting, how to process and store seeds, and how seed libraries connect communities and protect local ecosystems.... Read More → |
2 events,*Tuesday-Thursday, Sept 15-17. Volunteers are needed to lead a nature hike including insect collecting, and to help with meals and lessons in water conservation/composting for 5th-graders. Volunteers should arrive by 12:30 p.m. Sept. 15 at the Margaret Bamberger Research & Education Center parking lot. Students will receive a lesson on watersheds before volunteers guide them... Read More → |
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*Thursday, Sept. 17, 8-11:30 a.m. The Friends of Inks Lake SP Maintenance Day returns. Meet at the maintenance area. Help pull weeds at the park headquarters, store and wildlife viewing station. Maintain trails. FOIL will provide loppers, but feel free to bring other tools. Log time under Inks Lake SP Nature/Public Access. Contact Steph Beardsley |
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Bamberger Ranch Land Stewardship Workshop. See many projects that demonstrate principles of land stewardship. Topics include, but are not limited to, cedar management, spring development and water management, grasses, trees, wildlife management, endangered plants and animals, and wildlife tax valuation. Registration required. For more details, including cost: https://www.bambergerranch.org/workshops-events.
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*Saturday, Sept. 19. Volunteers are needed for trail maintenance. Meet at the Madrone Lake patio at 8:30 a.m. Objectives include pruning low-hanging branches over walkways, clearing potential tripping hazards, filling ankle-twister holes and removing vines from a wire fence protecting plants from deer. Tools for the day include work gloves, garden sleeves, string trimmers, handsaws,... Read More → |
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Park volunteer work day. Help clear up the landscape near the wildlife viewing station, including stringtrimming and removal of invasive plants. Park work days will continue the last Tuesday of each month. Log time under Blanco SP Natural Resource Management. Contact Butch
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Tuesday, Sept. 22, 11 a.m-1 p.m. Help with birding and binoculars at an assisted-living facility from Burnet. Meet at the Inks Lake wildlife viewing station by 10:45 a.m. Karen Stewart will lead. Log time under Inks Lake SP Training and Educating Others (Direct). Contact Steph Beardsley
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Sept 22: Seeds of Change: How Volunteers Power Prairie Restoration 2026 Monarch Conservation Webinar Series |
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*Saturday, Sept. 26, 10 a.m.-noon. Fishing with a Ranger. Help with backyard bass, fishing rods, baiting hooks and assist safety. Meet at the North Fishing Pier by 9:30 a.m. Log time under Inks Lake SP Public Outreach (Indirect). Contact Steph Beardsley |
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*Thursday, Oct.2nd, 8-11:30 a.m. Join members of the Friends of Inks Dam National Fish Hatchery in a roadside clean along Park Road 4. Karen Stewart will lead the Adopt-a-Highway program event. Meet at the Hatchery education building at 8 a.m. to sign a waiver and break into groups. Trash bags, grabbers and vests will be... Read More → |
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